Characterisation of friction and lubrication regimes in premium tubular connections

被引:8
作者
Stewart, F. [1 ]
Le, H. R. [1 ]
Williams, J. A. [2 ]
Leech, A. [3 ]
Bezensek, B. [3 ]
Roberts, A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Plymouth, Sch Marine Sci & Engn, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Engn, Cambridge CB2 1TN, England
[3] Hunting Energy Serv UK Ltd, Aberdeen, Scotland
关键词
Tubular connection; Bead peening; Boundary lubrication; Friction; THREADED PIPE COUPLINGS; MICROSCALE; ROUGHNESS; SURFACES; FATIGUE;
D O I
10.1016/j.triboint.2012.04.011
中图分类号
TH [机械、仪表工业];
学科分类号
0802 ;
摘要
A friction test rig has been developed to carry out repeated sliding friction tests for premium tubular connections. The test rig enables accurate measurement of friction in various contact regimes which are relevant to the threaded connections between tubular components. Higher load tests can simulate the contact in metal-to-metal seals under very high contact pressures by using perpendicular pin-on-pin tests. The contact in the thread loading flank under intermediate pressures can be simulated by using larger radius coupon-on-coupon tests. The measured coefficient of friction is well correlated with a lubrication parameter combining lubricant film thickness and initial surface roughness. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:159 / 166
页数:8
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